Word · Frequency #7821
demon
魔鬼；恶魔
an evil supernatural being
- 1.
An evil supernatural being.
邪恶的超自然生物
- 2.
an evil supernatural being
邪恶的超自然存在
- 3.
A neutral supernatural being.
中立的超自然生物
- 4.
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
残忍邪恶且不人道的人
- 5.
Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
在某项活动、追求等方面有极大力量、热情或技能的人；狂热者
- 6.
someone extremely diligent or skillful
极其勤奋或技艺高超的人
- 7.
A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.
在英国和/或美国玩的一种纸牌游戏,类似接龙
- 8.
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.
属于Notocrypta和Udaspes属的各种弄蝶
邪恶的超自然生物；邪恶的超自然存在；中立的超自然生物；残忍邪恶且不人道的人；在某项活动、追求等方面有极大力量、热情或技能的人；狂热者
In use
The children screamed when the demon suddenly appeared in the cave.
Ancient paintings on the wall show demons with long horns and sharp teeth.
According to the legend, a brave knight trapped the demon inside a magic bottle.
he worked like a demon to finish the job on time
she's a demon at math
the demon (that/who/which) ...
The demon that haunted the castle was finally banished.
那个困扰城堡的魔鬼终于被驱逐了。
demon of + noun
这种结构常用来比喻某种强烈的负面情感或力量。
Connections
Collocations
- exorcise a demon
- 驱魔
- The priest tried to exorcise the demon from the possessed girl.牧师试图从被附身的女孩身上驱魔。
- inner demons
- 内心的魔鬼
- He struggled with his inner demons for years.他与内心的魔鬼斗争了多年。
- speed demon
- 飙车狂
- My brother is a speed demon on the highway.我哥哥在高速公路上是个飙车狂。
- like a demon
- 像魔鬼一样
- She worked like a demon to finish the project on time.她拼命工作，像魔鬼一样，以按时完成项目。
- demon of a man
- 恶棍
- Her boss was a demon of a man who made everyone miserable.她的老板是个恶棍，让所有人都痛苦。
- drive out demons
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想‘地魔’，地上出现的魔鬼就是demon。
Context & Register
通常用于神话、宗教或文学语境，描述邪恶的超自然实体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in 'mon' and share the same weak final syllable /mən/, but their stressed vowels differ. None rhyme with 'demon' (stressed /iː/). Note that in 'salmon', the 'l' is silent.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.